वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-23, verse-25

अहं चापि प्रतिज्ञां तां गुरोः समनुपालयन् ।
वनमद्यैव यास्यामि स्थिरा भव मनस्विनि ॥२५॥

25. ahaṃ cāpi pratijñāṃ tāṃ guroḥ samanupālayan ,
vanamadyaiva yāsyāmi sthirā bhava manasvini.

25. aham ca api pratijñām tām guroḥ samanupālayan
vanam adya eva yāsyāmi sthirā bhava manasvini

25. aham ca api guroḥ tām pratijñām samanupālayan
adya eva vanam yāsyāmi manasvini sthirā bhava

25. And I, fulfilling that promise (pratijñā) of my preceptor (guru), will go to the forest today itself. O noble lady, be steadfast.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• प्रतिज्ञाम् (pratijñām) - the promise to go into exile (vow, promise, engagement)

• ताम् (tām) - that (vow) (that, her)

• गुरोः (guroḥ) - of my preceptor (guru) (of the preceptor, of the teacher, of the elder)

• समनुपालयन् (samanupālayan) - fulfilling (the vow) (observing, fulfilling, protecting)

• वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood, grove

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

• यास्यामि (yāsyāmi) - I shall go

• स्थिरा (sthirā) - firm, steady, steadfast, permanent

• भव (bhava) - be, become, exist

• मनस्विनि (manasvini) - O (Sītā), who is noble-minded (O noble-minded one, O intelligent woman)

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my, we, us, our

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

प्रतिज्ञाम् (pratijñām) - the promise to go into exile (vow, promise, engagement)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pratijñā

pratijñā - vow, promise, agreement, engagement

Root: jñā (class 9)

ताम् (tām) - that (vow) (that, her)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

गुरोः (guroḥ) - of my preceptor (guru) (of the preceptor, of the teacher, of the elder)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, preceptor, spiritual guide, elder, heavy, important

समनुपालयन् (samanupālayan) - fulfilling (the vow) (observing, fulfilling, protecting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samanupālayant

samanupālayant - one who observes/fulfills/protects

Present Active Participle

From verbal root PĀL (to protect, guard, observe) with prefixes SAM-ANU- in the causative stem, forming a present active participle.

Prefixes: sam+anu

Root: pāl (class 10)

Note: Participle modifying 'aham'

वनम् (vanam) - forest, wood, grove

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

यास्यामि (yāsyāmi) - I shall go

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of yā

Future Tense

First person singular, future tense, active voice, parasmaipada of root 'yā'.

Root: yā (class 2)

स्थिरा (sthirā) - firm, steady, steadfast, permanent

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthira

sthira - firm, steady, steadfast, stable, immovable

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'manasvini'

भव (bhava) - be, become, exist

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū

Imperative Mood

Second person singular, imperative mood, active voice, parasmaipada of root 'bhū'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

मनस्विनि (manasvini) - O (Sītā), who is noble-minded (O noble-minded one, O intelligent woman)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of manasvin

manasvin - intelligent, wise, high-minded, noble-minded, spirited

Root: man (class 4)

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